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Inscriptions

Inscription Type

inscription

Inscription Script

Cuneiform

Inscription Language

Akkadian

Inscription Translation

'King for thirty years' (when statue commissioned).

Inscription Comment

A note tells how Idrimi caused the statue to be made and inscribed after he had been king for thirty years; the inscription is an autobiography; after a family dispute in Aleppo, Idrimi's inheritance forced him to flee to Emar and from there to take refuge among nomads in Canaan; here, he gathered troops and, his brothers being reconciled with him, made a treaty with the king of Umman-Manda; Idrimi was recognised as king and head of a coalition; a successful raid on the Hittites was followed by the reconquest of Alalakh; the inscription ends with curses on any who would desecrate the statue and blessings on those who would honour it.
Sharruwa the scribe claims authorship of the inscription.